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“Ping Hostname” Returning an IPv6 Address Instead of IPv4? (Windows)

On Windows based PCs and Servers, and where IPv6 is enabled on one of the network adapters, you may find that when you do a: ping name-of-host … you get an IPv6 address returned in the results.  But what if you want to test IPv4 connectivity?  You can add a -4 switch to the ping …

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When Did You Last Reboot Your Microsoft Windows 7 Machine? (Check Uptime)

Finding out when you last rebooted your Windows 7 machine can be completed using the “systeminfo” command. Open a Command Prompt by going to Start and opening “cmd”. You will then be presented with a command prompt window, where you need to type the systeminfo command below: C:\> systeminfo | find “System Boot Time” System …

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Installing the Telnet Client on Windows 2008 using a Command Prompt

Like Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the Telnet client isn’t installed by default. In Windows Server 2008, you can install it via the Server Manager GUI tool, but it is often quicker to install it via a command prompt/terminal. So, open a cmd.exe session and run the following: servermanagercmd -install telnet-client And that’s it – …

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What is Aero Glass Remoting? Terminal Server Aero Glass? (Windows Server 2008 R2)

What is Aero Glass Remoting? Can I use Aero Glass on a remote Terminal Services/Remote Desktop session? Well, with Windows Server 2008 R2, Yes you can! It’s basically replicating the user experience you get locally of Aero Glass, on remote sessions.  It may be useful for task switching etc. Check the guide out below: http://blogs.msdn.com/rds/archive/2009/06/23/aero-glass-remoting-in-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcut: Start an Application with Administrator Privileges

You’ll have noticed that Windows 7 is pretty strict with some applications on the tasks they can perform – I often find myself needing elevated privileges in a Command Prompt to edit the routing table for example. You can, of course, right click on the application from the start menu and run as Administrator, but …

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Viewing Previous Command History in Windows Command Prompt (cmd)

We all use the Windows Command Prompt, but there are quite a few very useful features you may not know about – one being command history viewing. To access the command history of your current session, press “F7” and you’ll be presented with a prompt containing the last commands you’ve executed. Please note that it …

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